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Sergeant Phillip Ferns said: “The Odell Grove closure order follows serious and persistent anti-social behaviour associated with the property. A lot of the behaviour was suspected to be drug-related. There were a lot of comings and goings, arguing, and cars turning up at all hours of the day and night.

“It got to the point where the property was having an impact on the local community and over a number of months we had numerous police calls to the property.

The back of the Odell Grove home

“A closure order effectively evicts someone from a property and it’s not a decision we take lightly. But the level of disorder and disruption meant it was necessary.”

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Chris Smith, aged 59, said: “There have been a lot of issues with anti-social behaviour and drug-related incidents at this property. The closure order will be a good thing for the community and we welcome it.”

Another neighbour said: “The problems have been going on for about six months and before that this was a really quiet neighbourhood with no issues. I hope everything will now be a lot calmer and people can carry on with their lives.”

The closure order pinned to the door of the house in Moorland Road, Burslem

Police arrested two people - a 35-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man - on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs after raiding the Moorland Road property on Monday. Both suspects have been released 'under investigation' pending further inquiries.

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Chief Inspector John Owen, commander for Stoke-on-Trent north local policing team, said: “We've received a number of complaints from residents in Moorland Road. We’d like to thank local residents for their patience and co-operation during this process."

Anyone with any information about problem houses in Stoke-on-Trent should call the police on 101.